Weather Alerts for CharlesIssued by the National Weather Service |
Flood Warning
Flood Warning
Flood Warning
 FLOOD WARNING |
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| CHARLES | ||
Areas Affected: Charles, MD |
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| Effective: Sun, 6/15 10:02pm | Updated: Sun, 6/15 10:30pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Mon, 6/16 6:00am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...A portion of southern Maryland, including the following county, Charles. * WHEN...Until 600 AM EDT Monday. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. Streams continue to rise due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 1002 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 1 and 3 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Bryans Road... Potomac Heights... Pomfret... - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. |
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| FLOOD WARNING |
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| CHARLES | ||
Areas Affected: Charles, MD - Prince Georges, MD - Fairfax, VA |
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| Effective: Sun, 6/15 9:52pm | Updated: Sun, 6/15 10:30pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Mon, 6/16 2:00am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is expected. * WHERE...Portions of Maryland, including the following counties, Charles and Prince Georges and northern Virginia, including the following county, Fairfax. * WHEN...Until 200 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 950 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated heavy rain due to thunderstorms. Flooding is ongoing or expected to begin shortly in the warned area. Between 2 and 3.5 inches of rain have fallen. - Additional rainfall amounts up to 0.5 inches are possible in the warned area. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Waldorf... Springfield... Fort Washington... Fort Hunt... Groveton... Fort Belvoir... Woodbridge... Burke... Lorton... Franconia... Hybla Valley... Newington... Saint Charles... West Springfield... Mount Vernon... Accokeek... Bryans Road... Brandywine... Hayfield... Mason Neck... - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize the dangers of flooding. |
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| FLOOD WARNING |
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| CHARLES | ||
Areas Affected: Charles, MD |
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| Effective: Sun, 6/15 9:48pm | Updated: Sun, 6/15 10:30pm | Urgency: Expected |
| Expires: Mon, 6/16 2:00am | Severity: Severe | Certainty: Likely |
Details:
* WHAT...Flooding caused by excessive rainfall is occurring. * WHERE...A portion of southern Maryland, including the following county, Charles. * WHEN...Until 200 AM EDT. * IMPACTS...Flooding of rivers, creeks, streams, and other low-lying and flood-prone locations is imminent or occurring. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS... - At 947 PM EDT, emergency management reported flooding in Bryans Road. Between 2 and 4 inches of rain have fallen. - Flooding impacts will continue, but no additional rainfall is expected. - Some locations that will experience flooding include... Accokeek... Bryans Road... Potomac Heights... - Please visit www.weather.gov/safety/flood for flood safety and preparedness information Information: Turn around, don't drown when encountering flooded roads. Most flood deaths occur in vehicles. |
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